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Tuesday, 29 October 2013Humans' superior vision is the result of an evolutionary battle between snakes and our primate ancestors, a study of monkeys suggests.Subjects: evolution, neuroscience, reptiles, mammals

Friday, 16 August 2013Remains of the oldest ancestor of the most evolutionarily successful and long-lived mammal lineage have just been unearthed in China, according to a new study.Subjects: animals, fossils, palaeontology, mammalsLocations: china

Friday, 21 June 2013It's not bad luck that drives mammals to extinction over geological time, but their failure to keep pace with a deteriorating environment, researchers report.Subjects: evolution, palaeontology, mammalsLocations: united-states

Friday, 3 May 2013Scientists curious about the winter vanishing act of a Madagascar dwarf lemur were astonished to find the animals curled up asleep in underground burrows.Subjects: animals, animal-behaviour, mammalsLocations: madagascar

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